Go alone to a skating rink on your 40th birthday, nab a sweet, handsome former Olympic figure skater, live happily ever after. Lots of snort-laughing, about 5 minutes of minimal angst, excellent dialogue, the MCs actually talk to each other, no notes. comfort-read humor m-m ...more19 s1 comment Cyndi679 33

This sweet novella gave me a headache from smiling so much. Very cute, very funny and there was a surprisingly hot sex scene for a book labeled as a rom-com. I've never read anything else by this author, but maybe I should?10 s Georgie-who-is-Sarah-Drew1,195 136

3.75 stars
Short & sweet. Left me smiling. That's a win.fiction genre-cr kindle6 s ? Jess612 49 Shelved as 'dnf'

DNF @91%

This was so confusing.
I was either trying not to laugh, giggling or rolling my eyes.

It’s all so OTT ridiculous. Ben is SO ridiculous. I refuse to believe he’s 40.

But it had some of the things I’m dying to get in a romance story and is finding a needle in a haystack.
This had:
?? An adorable meet-cute with Jake picking Ben off the ice and helping him skate, later on admitting that he went over to help because he wanted to ask for his number.
?? Jake makes it VERY CLEAR, he wants TO DATE not hook up.
?? A time jump three years later with a proposal.
?? Jake is literally perfect, he seems to find everything Ben does endearing. And he’s so smitten from the beginning.

I get it’s supposed to be a short silly story but I can still be annoyed at the time jumps.
-During the birthday party Jake promises to tease Ben until he’s begging for a kiss but plans to go home because he doesn’t want to ‘fuck and leave’ he wants to date. Ben tells him that if he’s good that he’ll let him sleep over. The party continues then it jumps to 2-3 weeks later where we’re told about the dates that they have gone on.
-The first ‘ILY’ ? Happened sometime during the 3 year time jump.
-Moving in together? Also happened during 3 year time jump.

Overall, this was silly, sometimes funny but never serious, a lot of cuteness from Jake and sorta enjoyable?

I still managed to somewhat enjoy this tho I’m not the target demographic so I can already tell how much other people who actually enjoy this type of thing will love it. This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.Show full review5 s4 comments Courtney Bassett739 189

This was just FUN!

I love everything this author has written, and this was no exception. I read it with a smile on my face when I wasn’t absolutely giggling (toward the end, my husband actually asked me what it was about because I was laughing so much).

If you need a fairly quick, angst-free, adorable read, look no further than this! books-that-made-me-laugh-out-loud comfort-reads mm ...more3 s2 comments Renée1,095 374

4.5 stars! This was sooooo damn cute for a novella. And that first sex scene - swoon! So good. 2024 best-mm-of-2024 mm-romance ...more3 s ??? Nurse After Dark769 10

"Are you okay?”
I wiped the small spray of snow from my face and glared up at the guy. It was the arrogant ice panther. Of course it was.
I've adored all of Isabel Murray's works, and this one was no different! The plot and meet-cute were fun, and the author somehow gives the secondary character's so much life in such few pages! Not to mention how freaking cute their romance was.

“How could you not notice?”
I smiled at him. “Why would I, when I’ve got you sitting right in front of me?"
The spice was delicious! The sexual tension ran strong in the whole last half of the book; I really felt it from Jake especially! I'll definitely re-read this sometime when I need a fun, spicy interlude book.1-reread-potential genre-contemporary-mm l-novella1 Cindaren304 5

I always enjoy Isabel Murray. One of the few authors for whom I will drop everything. This one was really sweet, with kind of a Ray and Adam vibe that I really enjoyed.

I have to say I really the single POV, and very few people (at least in the genres I read) will write in it. I just love that you have to get the cues of the other person's thoughts and feelings from what's being reported in that single POV. I'm sure there are others who do it but, other than Isabel, the only other author I can think of off the top of my head is Eliot Grayson.

Anyway, great book, I really enjoyed! No surprise lol.

Edit to say I LOVE the phrase, "emotional support extrovert" hahaha1 Dekaydreader677 17

Hilarious, silly-sweet fun. I grabbed this as soon as I read Isabel Murray's email, because I so needed a dose of her style. I giggled my way through the first half, then things got steamy, then on to the HEA. However, I prefer her work at full length; it gives her room to dig into the story more. This felt a little too light in the center, even though it's satisfying overall. I loved weird and quirky Ben, and his bestie, Ravi - but Jake didn't feel fully realized, other than being hot AF, a total sweetheart, and, actually, a little too unsure of himself for a person with so much going for him.

I rounded this up to five stars just because I love this author so much, but I hesitated on the fence before deciding to do so because I wanted more. MORE!humor m-m Kris437 11

A short cute meet mm romance
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